As well as the city’s football pitches – their real life counterparts being the closest professional rival stadiums to each other in Europe – Lego master builder Warren Elsmore and his team have re-envisaged Verdant Works itself.

Gill Poulter, heritage director for Dundee Heritage Trust, said: “This exhibition suits Dundee perfectly as the city is a UNESCO City of Design, and also fits with Verdant Works, which has won numerous awards for its own building.

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“I know this will draw in the crowds during an exciting few months for Dundee.”

In the third and final part of our series, Michael Alexander speaks to politicians about how they handled the devastating closure of Michelin in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, and asks whether there’s anything Dundee – now facing a similar plant closure in 2020 – can learn.

In the second of a special three-part series, Michael Alexander visits the former Michelin site in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, and speaks to local traders about the impact the closure there is having on high street businesses.

In the first of a special three-part series following the announcement that the Dundee Michelin plant faces closure in 2020, Michael Alexander visited Ballymena in Northern Ireland to find out how the community there is coping with the recent closure of their Michelin factory which led to the loss of 840 highly skilled jobs.

Back in March Mary-Jane Duncan became the first ambassador for The Courier Menu Food and Drink Awards. Here, she tells Caroline Lindsay what the past few months have brought her and why everyone should consider entering the Menu Awards 2019.